The argument against intelligence

More on Iran: The Wall Street Journal has an editorial today castigating Bush for even acknowledging the intelligence community's finding that Iran has no nuclear weapons authority.

OpinionJournal, which has little resemblance to the staid though too-safe Journal or any other sane media outlet, says "We reported earlier this week that the authors of this Iran NIE include former State Department officials who have a history of hostility to Mr. Bush's foreign policy. But the ultimate responsibility for this fiasco lies with Mr. Bush. Too often he has appointed, or tolerated, officials who oppose his agenda, and failed to discipline them even when they have worked against his policies."

In short, the right-wing Journal argues he should have rejected the Intelligence and continued a misguided policy.

The rest of us, of course, know Bush has never let intelligence get in the way of his agenda, and likely never will.